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Friday, October 4, 2013

Book Spotlight and Giveaway - "Murder and Marinara" by Rosie Genova

I love cozies centered around food, and this one sounds great!Murder and Marinara is the first in the Italian Kitchen Mystery series and the 2nd book in this series is called "The Wedding Soup Murder" and is due out - September, 2014.About the Book:Hit whodunit writer Victoria Rienzi is getting back to her roots by working at her family’s Italian restaurant. But now in between plating pasta and pouring vino, she’ll have to find the secret ingredient in a murder….

When Victoria takes a break from penning her popular mystery series and moves back to the Jersey shore, she imagines sun, sand, and scents of fresh basil and simmering marinara sauce at the family restaurant, the Casa Lido. But her nonna’s recipes aren’t the only things getting stirred up in this Italian kitchen.

Their small town is up in arms over plans to film a new reality TV show, and when Victoria serves the show’s pushy producer his last meal, the Casa Lido staff finds itself embroiled in a murder investigation. Victoria wants to find the real killer, but there are as many suspects as tomatoes in her nonna’s garden. Now she’ll have to heat up her sleuthing skills quickly…before someone else gets a plateful of murder.

About the Author:A Jersey girl born and bred, Rosie Genova left her heart at the shore, which serves as the setting for much of her work. The atmosphere of the Jersey shore is present in the details, whether it’s the smell of the sea, the sound of a Springsteen song, or the taste of a frozen custard from the boardwalk. And no summer is complete unless she has sand in her shoes.Her new series, the Italian Kitchen Mysteries, is informed by her deep appreciation for good food, her pride in her heritage, and her love of classic mysteries, from Nancy Drew to Miss Marple. An English teacher by day and novelist by night, Rosie also writes women’s fiction as Rosemary DiBattista. She lives in central New Jersey with her husband, two of her three sons, and an ill-behaved fox terrier.

For more information about the Author and to read an Excerpt, visit her website.

30 comments:

Melissa,Thanks so much for putting me in the "spotlight" today! And good luck to to those joining the giveaway. (Wish I could send all the commenters a nice jar of sauce, but there are recipes in the book!)

Oh my--favorite Italian meal, hmm. I love to cook Italian food! Well one of them is a marinara sauce with ground turkey meat, onions, garlic and peppers sauted and added to it, poured over rigatoni, and sprinkled with grated Parmesan. Now I am craving all these good meals that people are mentioning--yum! Thanks for a chance at a fun book!

I grew up in an Italian neighborhood in a very old part of Brooklyn. So yes I have a favorite dish. It's veal Parmesan. But since I'm watching my weight I spent last night making a home made batch of meat sauce (from scratch) and stored four 1/2 qt containers in the freezer for future meals.

Since I'm allergic to tomatoes, that makes Italian a bit challenging for me. But I love fettucine Alfredo, fettucine crab Alfredo, and something I've had a few times at Romano's Macaroni Grill called Shrimp Portofino -- shrimp, capellini, spinach, mushrooms, pine nuts, and lemon butter. Mmmm! I'm also fond of freshly-made ravioli in Alfredo or other non-tomato sauces.

Can I just say that I love the idea of the amateur detective being a mystery writer? The series sounds fun!